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Myanmar: How to deal with a Bully like China?
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 01/01/2021 - 06:37
Paper No. 6721 Dated 1-Jan-2021 By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan Not so long ago, Irrawady in its editorial of 11th August, expressed its fears about China as follows. It said that at that time, that the Chinese weapons and economic influence are both spreading in Myanmar and the day may not be far off when China’s shadow will become so big that it will completely engulf Myanmar. This is not the view of Irrawady alone, but generally reflects the feelings of people in every walk of life including those in the Government.